CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

463 Highland Rd., Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 5J8 (705)745-0841

Website & Facebook www.christlutheranpeterborough.com

NEWSLETTER
May 2019
Mission Statement: “As Christians living in God’s grace we seek to demonstrate our
faith in Christ by caring, listening, and responding to the needs of the whole
person, serving each other and those beyond our Lutheran community.

Easter Message from Bishop Michael Pryse

"Behold I am doing a new thing!” (Isaiah 43:19)

One of my favourite Scripture passages is Isaiah 43, verse 19. “Behold

I am doing a new thing says the Lord; even now it springs forth. Do you
not perceive it?”
It reminds me that our God is a creator God who is always doing
some “new thing!” God is engaged in a mission to love and reconcile
the world. That means that we, like most of the highways I drive
on these days; are always under construction! Admittedly, that doesn’t
always make for an easy or comfortable ride. But that’s what it means
to be engaged in a relationship with a living, engaged, creative God.
The Scriptures teach us again and again that we can’t have a
relationship with God without having that relationship bring about
change within us; whether as individuals, or together, corporately, as a
Church. Luther wrote, "This life, therefore, is not righteousness but
growth in righteousness; not health but healing; not being but
becoming; not rest but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be, but
we are growing toward it. The process is not yet finished, but it is going
on. This is not the end, but it is the road. All does not yet gleam in
glory, but all is being purified."
A mature biblical faith is a faith that is continually under construction.
Fidelity to our scriptural origins demands the continued movement of
God’s people in every age. The Bible chronicles the epic story of a
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people who struggled to do precisely that. And like our biblical
forebears, we are similarly called to identify the new thing that God is
doing, and then to struggle with discovering how we might help
that new thing come to fuller expression.
Easter reminds us that God’s work of creating and renewing never
ends, even in the face of death! Darkness and despair do not get the
last word. Life and love do! “Behold I am doing a new thing says the
Lord; even now it springs forth. Do you not perceive it?” I hope and
pray that we do, fueled and inspired by a blessed and watchful Easter!

RUMMAGE/BAKE/SALE
Time again to start collecting your second hand treasures and start
baking items for our Rummage / Plant/ Bake Sale on Saturday
May 4, 7 am to 11 am. We need tomato plants this year because it
is a favourite!! Bedding plants will also be welcome. Gently used clean
clothing (no shoes). You may bring your items to church starting on
the week of April 29th. Someone will be at the church starting on
Wednesday from 10 am – 7 pm every day. All Bake items need to be in
on Friday May 3rd before 7 pm to be priced. We do fair pricing and we
appreciate all our bakers in this regard. If you need help getting your
collections transported to the Church, call Al at 749-6157 and he will
help get them there for you.

Doors Open Peterborough – Saturday May 4th

This year our Christ Lutheran Church is participating in Doors Open
Peterborough. It has an exciting range of sites to explore – from
churches to radio stations to the water treatment plant. Learn about the
city’s history and some of its unique buildings – and the people who run
them. The day will feature special displays, demonstrations, tours and
free rides on a historical trolley.
Doors Open Peterborough, in partnership with Peterborough Transit, is
pleased to offer free bus passes for Doors Open visitors.

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Monday May 6 – Messy Church 5:30 – 7 pm
GTA East Healing Service Sunday May 26 4 pm Pickering
Monday June 3- Messy Church 5:30 – 7 pm
Thursday June 6 at 11 am: Senior’s Luncheon
Friday June 7 PA Day
August 26-30th – Summer Kid’s Klub

Church Council Meeting Minutes – Tuesday April 16,

2019 - 6:30pm-8:30pm
Present: Sylvia, Iris, Al, Marlys, Janice, George, Milan, Johanna
Regrets: Scott, Connie, Brenda,
Opening Prayer led by Al
Review minutes of: Tuesday March 19
Corrections: Sarah’s name has an ‘h’ on the end and Jamie also helped
with vacuuming up water
Motion to approve: Sylvia Seconded: Iris Approved: ____√
Correspondence: Mail and Other
-letter from volunteers at Highland Heights requesting use of parking
spaces
-letters from ELCIC and Christ the King, Whitby re: Scott’s insurance
and benefits
-two applications for renting rooms at Martin Luther House have been
received
Electronic Updates- Facebook continues to be updated regularly – still
get comments and likes from new and different names/fb users
- church website is where to find the info for applying to Martin Luther
House.
- Johanna will provide a statement at the next meeting re: the cost of
‘boosting’ posts on Facebook
Reports
Pastors Report Council Report April 2019
- While on leave attended the Bishop’s Spiritual Retreat at Mount
Carmel.
- Continuing Ed: From April 26-28, attending the final session of the 3-
part Missional Cohort at Crieff Hills. After the first session I met with

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 a team of congregational members and plan on doing the same when
I return.
In addition to the Pastor’s comments, Council discussed ‘visiting’ and
how we as council can help co-ordinate visits so no one is missed.
Parish Support (George)
-parsonage furnace has been cleaned by Wayne Lucas
-the cost of fixing the church furnace and electrical panel was between
$1200.00 and $1500.00. George suggested we do the rest of the
furnace repairs in the spring, he will flush the heat exchanger lines that
are accessible
-there was discussion about roller blinds for the office similar to the
ones in the basement -Milan will look into this when he returns from
Europe
-clean-up day is April 27 and the job list will be posted
-suggested that we check to see if Mathew is interested in cutting the
grass again
-driveway pot holes need to be filled- suggested that we do that on
clean-up day
-PA head set seems to be working ok
-suggested that we store/hang the lawn signs in the downstairs
office/furnace room
-the drapes in the kitchen can be removed and repairs made to the
holes once the rod is removed

Treasurers Report
The “Current” offerings to date compared to our budget are:
Current Offerings - 2019
Actual Budget Shortfall
Average per Average per
week Total Week Total
At Apr
14 $1,697 $25,450 $1,923 $29,717 -$4,267

Notes:
 April 14-Current Offerings update comparing Actual to Budget
shows a shortfall of $4,267.00
 GSI insurance payments for Pastor Scott’s leave will help
make up the shortfall.
 Pastor Mike did accept our gift of $500.00 in gift cards.

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Outreach (Robin, Milan)
-One Roof on April 7 was successful – more than 170 dinners (pork
chops) were served – next date is in late summer
-Doors Open Peterborough – Scott and George are spear heading this –
suggested we have a ‘Kid’s Club/Messy Church display or area
-‘planning for the future’ meeting – Milan and Al met and discussed (re-
visited congregational brainstorming) some ideas for bringing people
into the building i.e. ‘music night, and reach out to organizations that
can us the space -perhaps advertise the space on Kijiji or with signs?
Messy Church (Sylvia)
-averaging about 20 people
– last event was ‘edible mosaics’ and children threw cloth down for
‘Jesus” to walk on
-next event is on May 6th
Kids Club (Marlys)
-April 5 PA Day – water theme continued- 9 children attended (ages 4 –
16), bubble painting, blow painting, water garden building and movie
with popcorn (Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs)
-Upcoming- June 7th PA Day – Monarch Butterflies
- May 4th – BBQ (Small table-top units) – for hot dogs to raise money
toward a well project – Marlys will call the children who attended the
last two events to encourage their participation
-last week of August is International Water Week – that will be Kid’s
Club week Monday August 26-30th.
Health and Wellness (Iris)
-Epilepsy speaker (Carrie) and her family (James and Emily) were well
received, as was Pastor Scott’s update of his own status
-council discussed the process that should be in place to support Scott
during service time – Janice and Iris will approach Scott about getting a
procedure in place
Social Activities (Iris)
-coffee time – people have responded will to hosting and we encourage
them to continue doing so
-Easter Breakfast – the men are hosting, led by Barry
Stewardship & Fund-raising (Sylvia)
Yard Sale on May 4 - Al is organizing – tables to be set up on Tuesday
and items can arrive from Wednesday to Friday
-Robin is organizing the baked goods – to be accepted on Friday
-Cal will do the clothing again

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Spring Fundraiser organized by Sylvia and Robin to be held on Saturday
May 25, 4:30 – 6:30 – will gladly accept donations of new items to be
part of the prizes and auction items
Mutual Ministries (Sylvia)
- will be a meeting with Scott sometime in the next couple of weeks
Martin Luther House (Johanna, Al, Marlys)
-2 applications received, continued interest from Facebook Marketplace
ads, info has been posted with: ELCIC and the area Deans;
Peterborough churches via Robin’s contact list; Anglican Dean; Kijiji
keeps blocking the ad –have spent hours trying to fix it with no results
(had Kijiji support, James’s help and everyone is stumped) – perhaps
someone else would like to try advertising on Kijiji? – next step is to
advertise through Places 4 Students website – a cost of $30.00 per
month -agreement to wait until we see if the rooms aren’t all rented by
the middle of the summer -doors are almost finished -we have spent
about half the allotted budget to date
Old Business
-storage of important documents in underway
-Binder of newsletters and bulletins (for upstairs) will be ready after
Easter
- seven years of envelops are in cupboards
-list of responsibilities as laid out last meeting was reviewed and
everyone is on track
-blinds – installed and beautiful
-‘planning for the future’ initiative – Al and Milan met
-June 1st – “Peterborough Fly Ball Dogs” hosting a fundraiser garage
sale here – Janice is the contact
New Business
-reminder to get police checks done and in to the office (Al’s mailbox)
-printer for the office -Al presented information re: a new HP
printer/copier on sale at Staples
-the cost of a new printer/scanner/network machine compared with the
old machine and its expired contract, works out to be less expensive
-Sylvia will look into ‘All Green Ink’ to see if they deal with the laser
toner that the new machine would need
Motion that a new printer/copier, with scanning, colour and wireless
network capabilities, be purchased for the office - and that the old
machine be disposed of. Motion by Milan Seconded by Iris Motion
carried
Upcoming Events:
-Holy Week services
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-Clean-Up April 27th
-Yard Sale – May 4th
-Doors Open – May 4th
-Fundraiser – May 25th
-Messy Church – May 6 & June 3
-PA Day – June 7
Next meeting: Tuesday May 21, 2019 at 6:30 at the church

Team
We so look forward to seeing you all at the Senior’s Luncheon on
Thursday June 6th 2019. We will be hosting another Blood Pressure
Clinic so please come and get “checked out!” See you all then.

MOTHER’S DAY May 12th VISITS

Home visits for our special mothers, members and friends of Christ
Lutheran. A sign up list is posted.

Student Ministry Martin Luther House (Parsonage)

Renovations are progressing well with the painting of the bedrooms and
new sound-proof solid doors with locking door sets for the bedrooms.
We have been promoting the rooms and are getting interest from
potential students. We are now looking for furniture for the
bedrooms. If you can donate metal single-bed frames, study desks,
study chairs, bedside tables, office-style chairs, lamps or dressers to
furnish our four student rooms, please call Al Butson (705) 875-2335
for pickup.

CLUB
The Club will meet Saturday May 11 at 8:30 am. in the church
basement. Bring your profound thoughts and interests in stimulating
conversations and good eats!

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Everyone is invited to attend our next Messy Church on Monday May
6th from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. An opportunity for families, grandparents
and grandkids, or kids and adults of all ages to spend time in a relaxed
and fun atmosphere. May's theme is the celebration of spring, love,
family and Mothers. Crafts, stories, fellowship, worship, food & fun.
All are welcome - - come and join us!

Tulip Spring Fundraiser Saturday May 25th, 2018

4:30 -6:30 pm- dinner included
Please come out and enjoy an evening of Flower Power Bingo,
Silent Auction, Arm’s length raffle & Spring Flower’s 50/50 draw.
50% of proceeds will go to support of our Water Well outreach project.
Lovely dinner will be served with a free will offering.

COFFEE HOUR
Please see our sign list on the vestibule door for hosts for our after-
church coffee hour. Coffee, juice, coffee cake and loaves are provided.
Thanks for all those who have hosted Coffee time over the past months.

JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! Worship Assistant

Ushers & Reader
May 5 TBA TBA
May 12 TBA Iris Gravel
May 19 TBA Marlys Kerkman
May 26 TBA Iris Gravel
June 1 TBA Cal Taillefer

Altar Care for May – Iris Gravel

Counters for May – Ilse Donnelly & Cal Taillefer
Altar Care for June - TBA
Counters for June – Ilse Donnelly & TBA
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MAY 2019
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Doors Open
Set up for Peterborough
Yard sale Yard sale
Yard Sale pricing pricing Yard /Bake
sale
7:00 am

5 Easter 3 6 7 8 9 10 11
Holy Messy Noon Slice Men’s
Communion
10:00 am Church & Dice Breakfast
Coffee 5:30 pm to Club
time after 7 pm 8:30 am
worship

12 Easter 4 13 14 15 16 17 18
Holy
Communion
Noon Slice
10:00 am & Dice
Coffee time
after worship

19 Easter 5 20 21 22 23 24 25
Holy Victoria Day Noon Slice Tulip
communion
10:00 am Holiday & Dice Fundraiser
Coffee time 4:30 – 6:30
after worship pm

26 Easter 6 27 28 29 30 31 June 1
Holy
Communion
Noon Slice
10:00am & Dice
Coffee time
GTA 4 pm
Healing
Worship